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  • Meet our 2025-26 Officers

    Meet our 2025-26 Officers

    The 2024-2025 fiscal year has been a fantastic success for our Our Lady of Fatima, Knights of Columbus Council 12698 – we have held some amazing events with help from our sisters the Columbiettes, as well as helping them with their events. In addition, we have raised a lot of money for  programs such as “Coats for Kids”,  ran a very successful fundraiser with our annual St. Patrick’s Day Event, with the funds being used for good causes such as First Aid Kits for Our Lady of Fatima Church and The Growing for Good charitable garden. We have participated in projects via Assembly 100, Keep Christ in Christmas, and many others.  To help expand our Faith, we organised two Masses and Rosaries which were open to everyone to attend and participate.

    One of our biggest achievements though is that our team participation has significantly increased over the year. Meetings and Events are well attended, and there is no shortage of volunteers when needed, such as helping Fr. Reggie with his move to his new Parish.

    I am also delighted to announce that we had 4 new joiners this year, which helped with all our initiatives. We look forward to Steven Dzik, Brad Wolf, Mark Drumer and Brian Dinkelacker’s participation for the full year in 2025-2026 and the energy they will bring to our team. 

    Additionally, I would like to give a huge thanks to Peter Slavin who has recently transferred to another Council closer to his new home. Peter has filled many roles over a very long period with our Council, including Grand Knight and Field Agent. Our Council would not be what it is without Peter’s involvement, and I hope he knows that he can come join us at any time, no invites needed. Good luck Peter in your next adventure – we wish you the best!

    All of this has been accomplished by a great team of Officers and Service Personnel. It gives me great pleasure to announce our 2025-26 team – congratulations to you all! Pictures for each Officer can be found by clicking here.

    Officers
    Grand KnightMike Healy
    Deputy Grand KnightDavid Flynn
    Financial SecretaryJohn Danaher
    ChancellorBob Lenihan
    RecorderPeter Rubsam
    TreasurerBrian Rafferty
    LecturerBarry Gunderson
    AdvocateBill McMorris
    WardenBrad Wolf
    Inside GuardScott Douglass
    Outside GuardSteven Dzik
    Trustee for 1 YearPaul Niche
    Trustee for 2 YearsJamie McDowell
    Trustee for 3 YearsRob McCullough
    Service Personnel
    Program DirectorPaul Niche
    Family DirectorDavid Flynn
    Community DirectorPeter Rubsam
    Membership DirectorBob Lenihan
    Retention ChairmanJohn Danaher
    Insurance PromotionJoe Boscia
    Public RelationsMike Healy
  • Welcome Fr. Paul Hrebenko

    Welcome Fr. Paul Hrebenko

    Welcome to our new Pastor, Fr. Paul M Hrebenko, who was born in Lubin, Poland. Fr. Paul is the youngest of six children. His home parish is Sacred Heart Church in Lubin, where he attended the Parish’s religious education program as a child. He also attended the Salesian Oratory where his desire to become a priest was nurtured by the Salesian Fathers and Sisters.

    Following graduation from High School, he completed his philosophy in the Salesian Major Seminary in Lodz, before making the decision to serve the Church in the United States. He studied English as a second language at St. John Fisher Seminary in Stamford in 1999. Fr. Hrebenko was later assigned to the Archdiocesan St. Joseph Seminary in Yonkers, NY where he completed his studies in STB (from St. Thomas Aquinas University in Rome) and Master of Divinity in theology. Following his graduation, he was ordained to the priesthood in 2004 by Bishop William E. Lori.

    Before coming to Our Lady of Fatima, Fr. Paul served St. Ann Parish in Bridgeport, St. Marguerite Bourgeoys Parish in Brookfield, St. Rose of Lima Parish in Newtown, and St. John Fisher Seminary as a Spiritual Director to our Diocesan seminarians. In 2012, he was appointed first an Administrator and later Pastor of Holy Name of Jesus Parish in Stamford. During his time at Holy Name, Fr. Paul studied liturgy at The Pontifical University of John Paul II in Cracow, Poland. Over the years, Fr. Paul served on the Diocesan Priest Personnel Board, Vocations Advisory Board, faculty of Permanent Diaconate Program, and currently as Episcopal Vicar for the Polish Community.